The nights of darkness endless pitchThe sunrise never dawnsWhilst others scurry to and froMidnight goes on and on I’ve never known what others takeAdvantage without thoughtEnjoyment of creation seenWhile darkness fills my lot Nudged against familiar wallWhere lonesome beggars dwellA gentle breeze taunts my lackDelicious fares I smell While others with extended handReceive goods to meet their needThe darkness hides the fares suppliedMerciful offers I cannot see As years pass by I pine awaySkin over boney frameA miserable existence continues onWhilst nobody knows my name The darkness becomes darker yetMore sufferings aboundWhen family abandons all hope is lossSimple comfort can ne’er be found Listening I hear voices strangeWhispers and shuffles amidst the dustSins of the parents or the manBut is this blindness just? Sweeter words I never heardQuestions spawn a warming toneNay – not the man ne’er the parentsFor God’s glory to be shown What is this touch – this warm embrace?Mud upon my eyes?Siloam pool – a bid to goAnd wash – to my surprise As such waters wet my faceTrembling binds my soulWhile beams of light sting my eyesAmazing grace makes me whole The first man seen since my birthNow looking into my eyesThe Son of God this must beNow fully realized Debates abound questions askedThis man a sinner beWhether a sinner know I notBut I was blind and now I see This Jesus glorious Son of GodInfinite worth displaysBids my life and loyaltyAnd worship all my days. But what of you beggar manTho’ seeing yet still blind?His story fills your hearing earsYour need you cannot find How long groping in lewdness darkContent with sordid gain?While nail scarred hands extended yetYou keep on with the game While judgment day approachesNo serious thought of frameTrinkets of destruction lovedWhilst ne’er the thought of shame But for now there is mercyThat shall not always beThe day soon approachesWhen opportunity doth flee So heed this loving warningFind safety in Christ’s arkLest God shall close eternal doorsWhile you have missed the mark
_________________SI Moderator - Greg Gordon